Toronto Blue Jays (T. Lilly) @ Boston Red Sox (M. Clement)
Thursday, April 13, 2006 (7:00 ET)
Current Total: 10 o15
Matt Clement can be as nasty as any pitcher in the American League when he is on, while Ted Lilly seems to save his best outings for when he faces the Red Sox.In fact, Lilly has now posted an amazing six consecutive Quality Starts vs. Boston! He has a miniscule 1.85 ERA and 1.15 WHIP over those outings, and unlike many other southpaws, the Fenway Park Green Monster in left field has not intimidated him. Lilly has allowed just three runs in 12 2/3 innings in his last two starts here in Boston, and a case can be made that the Boston offense is not as imposing this year as in past seasons without Johnny Damon setting the table.
Now Clement was touched up for four runs on nine hits in his seasonal debut, but keep in mind that he was staked to a huge lead and he still got the win in a 14-8 Boston victory. He did have seven strikeouts in seven innings in that contest in Baltimore as opposed to just one walk, so he did have good command of his pitches and probably would have had a better game line had he not tried to avoid walking people with a big lead.
We recommend a play on BLUE JAYS/RED SOX UNDER 10 -105.
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